Blog posts written by Alex Chalkias

Alex Chalkias
4 May 2022

Canonical Kubernetes 1.24 is now generally available

Article Kubernetes

We consistently follow the upstream release cadence to provide our users and customers with the latest improvements and fixes, together with security maintenance and enterprise support for Kubernetes on Ubuntu. This blog is a quick overview of the latest development highlights that are made available in Canonical...

Alex Chalkias
4 May 2022

Alex Chalkias
25 April 2022

The MicroK8s addons framework – now open to everyone!

Article Kubernetes

This is a guest post, originally posted on Konstantinos Tsakalozos’ personal blog, adapted and reproduced here with his permission. Konstantinos is a Staff Engineer at Canonical and the Software Lead behind MicroK8s. MicroK8s addons, extra services which can be added to your bare-bones cluster, are a great favourite...

Alex Chalkias
25 April 2022

Alex Chalkias
20 April 2022

Try Kubernetes 1.24 release candidate with MicroK8s

Article Cloud and server

The latest Kubernetes release, 1.24, is about to be made generally available. Today, the community announced the availability of the 1.24 release candidate. Developers, DevOps and other cloud and open source enthusiasts who want to experiment with the latest cutting edge K8s features can already do so easily with...

Alex Chalkias
20 April 2022

Alex Chalkias
4 April 2022

Zero-ops scaling Kubernetes storage with MicroK8s and OpenEBS Mayastor

Article Cloud and server

This is a guest post, originally posted on Angelos Kolaitis‘ personal blog, reproduced here with his permission. Angelos is a MicroK8s software engineer at Canonical. How we brought a universal, cluster-wide storage solution to MicroK8s. Why is storage in Kubernetes hard? Kubernetes is well-known as an open-source...

Alex Chalkias
4 April 2022

Alex Chalkias
1 March 2022

Enabling simple, cost-effective Kubernetes on IBM Z with MicroK8s

Article Kubernetes

Containerisation has transformed the enterprise IT landscape, driving faster, more secure, and more predictable software delivery than ever before. Thanks to technologies like Docker, building containerised applications is easy, and many businesses are working with hundreds or even thousands of containers. To...

Alex Chalkias
1 March 2022

Alex Chalkias
28 December 2021

Kubernetes infographic: usage of cloud native technology in 2021

Article Kubernetes

2021 has been an interesting year for the Kubernetes and cloud native ecosystem. Due to the pandemic, cloud adoption saw a big spike in adoption. As the year wraps up soon, we wanted to reflect on the top findings from the Kubernetes and cloud native operations report and we have a cool infographic for you.

Alex Chalkias
28 December 2021

Alex Chalkias
16 December 2021

Canonical Kubernetes 1.23 hits GA

Article Kubernetes

The Kubernetes crew at Canonical is delighted to announce that Canonical Kubernetes 1.23 is now generally available. The team is committed to releasing in tandem with upstream so our users and customers can benefit from the latest features and improvements as soon as they become available. This blog is a quick...

Alex Chalkias
16 December 2021

Alex Chalkias
24 November 2021

Kubernetes 1.23 rc testing with MicroK8s

Article Kubernetes

Today, Kubernetes 1.23 release candidate was made available upstream for testing and experimentation. General availability is planned for December 7th, so now is the time to report back any issues or bugs. Developers, DevOps and open source software enthusiasts can try out the latest features using MicroK8s. MicroK8s is...

Alex Chalkias
24 November 2021

Alex Chalkias
7 September 2021

Kubernetes CI/CD pipelines: What, why, and how

Article Cloud and server

Who is this for? This blog can provide you with useful information on how to set up a Kubernetes CI/CD workflow using state-of-the-art of open source DevOps tools, whether you are: A developer at the start of your journey with enterprise software An experienced software engineer working on your company’s applications,...

Alex Chalkias
7 September 2021

Alex Chalkias
2 September 2021

How Kubernetes 1.22 addresses industry needs

Article Cloud and server

On August 4th 2021, Kubernetes (K8s) upstream announced the general availability of Kubernetes 1.22, the latest version of the most popular container orchestration platform. At Canonical, we actively track upstream releases to ensure our Kubernetes distributions align with the latest innovations that developers and...

Alex Chalkias
2 September 2021

Alex Chalkias
21 July 2021

How to test the latest Kubernetes 1.22 release candidate with MicroK8s

Kubernetes Cloud and server

Today, the Kubernetes community made the 1.22 release candidate available, a few weeks ahead of general availability, planned for August the 4th. We invite developers, platform engineers and cloud tech enthusiasts to experiment with the new features, report back findings and bugs. MicroK8s is the easiest way to get up...

Alex Chalkias
21 July 2021

Alex Chalkias
14 April 2021

From lightweight to featherweight: MicroK8s memory optimisation

Article Cloud and server

If you’re a developer, a DevOps engineer or just a person fascinated by the unprecedented growth of Kubernetes, you’ve probably scratched your head about how to get started. MicroK8s is the simplest way to do so. Canonical’s lightweight Kubernetes distribution started back in 2018 as a quick and simple way for people to...

Alex Chalkias
14 April 2021

Alex Chalkias
1 April 2021

Ceph Pacific 16.2.0 is now available

Article Ceph

April 1st 2021 – Today, Ceph upstream released the first stable version of ‘Pacific’, a full year after the last stable release ‘Octopus’. Pacific focuses on usability and cross-platform integrations, with exciting features such as iSCSI and NFS promoted to stable or major dashboard enhancements. This makes it easier to...

Alex Chalkias
1 April 2021

Alex Chalkias
30 March 2021

Windows containers on Kubernetes with MicroK8s

Article Cloud and server

Kubernetes orchestrates clusters of machines to run container-based workloads. Building on the success of the container-based development model, it provides the tools to operate containers reliably at scale. The container-based development methodology is popular outside just the realm of open source and Linux though....

Alex Chalkias
30 March 2021